<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viw">Improvisational Theatre (I.T.) records</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Improvisational Theatre (I.T.) records</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Improvisational Theatre (I.T.) records <num>UA 7.076</num></titleproper><author>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center staff</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/wm.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2025 July </date></p><address><addressline>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center</addressline><addressline>Earl Gregg Swem Library</addressline><addressline>400 Landrum Dr</addressline><addressline>Williamsburg, Virginia</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 757-221-3090</addressline><addressline>spcoll@wm.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-07-03 18:01:49 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>English</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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      <corpname rules="dacs" source="local">College of William and Mary. I. T. (Improvisational Theatre)</corpname>
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    <origination label="source">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="local">Johnson, Sherry Adams</persname>
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    <origination label="source">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="local">Tatem, Julie Devish</persname>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1986/2017" type="inclusive">1986-2017</unitdate>
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      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>Material in the collection has been transferred and/or gifted from members of I. T.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Biographical / Historical</head>
<p>From the I. T. webpage: "I.T. (Improvisational Theatre) was founded in 1986 at The College of William and Mary. We are the oldest student-run performing arts group on W&amp;M's campus! We perform both short-form and long-form improvisational comedy."</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Improvisational Theatre (I.T.) records, Special Collections Research Center, William &amp; Mary Libraries.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>Collection contains fliers, photographs, notes, and set lists for the Improvisational Theatre (I.T.) at William &amp; Mary.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <subject source="lcsh">College of William and Mary--History--20th century</subject>
    <subject source="local">College of William and Mary--History--21st century</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">College of William and Mary--Students</subject>
    <subject source="Library of Congress Subject Headings">Improvisation (Acting)</subject>
    <subject source="local">Improvisation (Comedy)</subject>
    <persname role="fmo" rules="dacs" source="local">Johnson, Sherry Adams</persname>
    <persname role="fmo" rules="dacs" source="local">Tatem, Julie Devish</persname>
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